Deeside College staff and students showcase cooking talents at Mold Food Festival

STUDENTS and staff from Deeside College proved to be a popular attraction at this year’s Mold Food Festival, wowing crowds with Heston Blumenthal inspired cookery tricks and ‘have a go’ demonstrations.

STUDENTS and staff from Deeside College proved to be a popular attraction at this year’s Mold Food Festival, wowing crowds with Heston Blumenthal inspired cookery tricks and ‘have a go’ demonstrations.

The college’s catering department coordinated the event’s Interactive Cookery Zone which offered visitors the opportunity to try their hands at a range of cookery techniques including sugarcraft, flambéing and fruit cocktail making.

The energetic members of the crowd were also challenged to pedal-power a fruit smoothie, while the adventurous taste tested a number of wonderful, yet unusual Heston-style culinary creations.

The festival also played host to the Flintshire Teen Cuisine Final. The competition which sees aspiring chef’s battle it out on the centre stage is the culmination of a week-long Teen Cuisine Master Class held at Deeside College over the summer. This year’s winner was named as Kelshaw Roberts of St David’s High School; runner-up was Roslyn Morris, of Connah’s Quay High School.

Carolyn Preece, Deeside College work-based learning manager for catering and hospitality, added: “The staff and students from Deeside College wowed the crowds with a whole range of exciting demonstrations and activities. The festival is also a great opportunity for the students who attend with the college as it provides invaluable work experience.”